Corset



G. G. WANISH A ril 29, 1952 CORSET Filed June 29, 1949 INVENTOR. GE ones: G. WAmsH Patented Apr. 29, 1952 UNITED STATS Q FF ICE .1 .Claim. 1

This .invention .relates to new and useful 'improvementsin a foundation garment.

:More specifically, the present invention proposes the construction of a foundation garment having a more efiective diaphragm control so asto prevent the top portion of the front panel from turningdown permittingsurplus flesh in the diaphragm area of the body to .roll over the .top of the garment.

Another object of the present invention proposes the construction of a foundation garment having a-front panel with its top portion extended .above the top edges of elastic side panels and con- .trolled by reinforcement panels of elastic andv non-elastic materials which are suitably anchored to the back panel of the garmentin a manner to pull the top portion of the front panel more tightly into contact with the diaphragm area of the human body.

(A further object of the present invention proposes extending the reinforcement panels along the inner faces of the foundation garment at the waist area in a manner so that the bottom edge of the reinforcement panels will engage the body just above the hips and support the garment against being pulled downward.

The present invention further proposes arranging the reinforcement panels so that the nonelastic materials thereof will be aligned with the elastic side panels and so that the elastic materials thereof will be aligned with the nonelastic back panel so thatwhen the reinforcement panels are stretched outward into facial contact with the inner surfaces of the top portion of the garment there will be elastic and nonelastic contacting surfaces in frictional contact with each other creating a frictional drag rendering the elastic materials more difiicult to stretch.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a foundation garment which is easy to manufacture, which is durable and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the foundation garment constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the garment turned inside out.

Fig. 3 is an enlargedpartialinsideaelevational view looking in the direction of the line :3-.3 .of Fig. .2.

Fig. 4 is a partial ,plan view looking in the direction of theline 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The foundation garment, according to thepresent invention, is in the form of a one-piece .body .16 including a non-elastic front panel II. ,The top portion ofthe frontpa-nel ll may, if desired, be provided with the customaryireinforcing bones, as is generally known in the art to which'the present invention pertains. The bottom-of the front panel I l is provided with elastic inserts [2 allowing freedom ofmovement of the top portions .of the legs.

The one-piece body in further includes-a back panel [3 of non-elastic material having an elastic insert l4 mounted in the .top portion thereof midway between the sides thereof. The nonelastic back panel 13 may be provided throughout its height with the usualreinforcing bones, as is generally known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Depending from the bottom edges of the front panel H and the back panel I 3 there are the usual elastic traps l5 upon which the conventional hose grippers, not shown, are mounted for-supporting stockings.

Elastic side panels l5 are disposed between the vertical side edges of the front panel H and the back panel IS. The side panels I6 areformedof elastic material arranged to stretch in :the horizontal with very little or no stretch in the-vertical. The vertical back edges of the side panels l 5 are secured to the adjacent vertical side edges of the non-elastic back panel l3 by means of stitches I I. The vertical front edge of one of the side panels It is secured to the adjacent vertical side edge of the front panel II by means of stitches It. The vertical front edge of the other side panel I6 is releasably secured to the adjacent vertical side edge of the front panel II by means of hooks and eyes IS. The releasable hooks and eyes I9 provide a front opening for the garment which extends from the top edge to the bottom edge thereof.

From Figs. 1 and 3, it will be noted that the top portion of the front panel II is projected slightly above the top edges of the elastic side panels I 5. Horizontal reinforcement panels 20 are anchored at their front edges to the vertical side edges of the top portion of the front panel II and at their rear edges to the back panel l3. The reinforcement panels 20 are formed of nonelastic front portions 2| and elastic rear portions 22 and serve to pull the top portion of the front panel I l tautly into position across the diaphragm of the human body compressing the same and preventing the top portion of the front panel II from turning down so that surplus flesh in the diaphragm area of the human body can roll over the top of the front panel. The adjacent ends of the portions 2| and 22 are secured together by stitches 23. The front end of the front portion 2|, at one side of the garment, is secured to the front panel II by the stitches 18 which secure the respective elastic side panel I6 to the front panel H. The front end of the front portion 2|, at the other side of the garment, is secured to the forward vertical edge of the respective elastic side panel 16 and is releasably secured to the top portion of the front panel II by the hooks and eyes IS. The rear ends of the elastic rear portions 22 of the reinforcement panels 20 are secured to the back panel l4, inward of the vertical side edges thereof, by lines of stitches 24, see Figs. 2 and 3.

As shown in Fig. 4, the reinforcement panels 20 are somewhat shorter than the distances between their points of attachment, so that when the garment is put on, the reinforcement panels will be partially stretched before any stretching of the elastic side panels l6 takes place. This extra stretching of the reinforcement panels 20 will serve to tightly pull the free top portion of the front panel II tightly across the diaphragm to compress any surplus flesh. The extra stretching of the reinforcement panels 20 will also cause the bottom edges of those panels to engage the flesh of the waist immediately above the hips and support the garment against slipping downward.

The arrangement of the reenforcing panels 20 is such that the non-elastic front portions 2| are in alignment with the elastic side panels I6 and the elastic rear portions 22 are in alignment with the non-elastic material of the back panel [3. Thus, when the garment is in position on the body, those aligned elastic and non-elastic portions will be in facial contact with each other and function to create a frictional drag when the elastic surfaces are stretched over the nonelastic surfaces rendering the elastic members more resistant to stretching and so have a greater compressing force on the surplus flesh in the waist area. Y

' While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A waist control for a one-piece foundation garment having a non-elastic front panel with vertical side edges, a non-elastic back panel with vertical side edges and elastic side panels having vertical side edges secured to the vertical side edges of the front and back panels, said waist control comprising elongated waist reinforcement panels positioned with their lengths extended horizontally on either side of the garment at the inside thereof to have front ends and back ends, the front panel having its top portion projected slightly above the top edges of the sid panels. said reinforcement panels being secured at their front ends to the vertical side edges of the front panel above and below the top edges of the side panels, said reinforcement panels being secured at their back ends to the rear panel inward of the vertical side edges thereof, each of said reinforcement panels having a non-elastic front portion and an elastic rear portion secured together in end alignment, said non-elastic front portions of said reinforcement panels being in facial frictional contact with the elastic side panels over the major portion of the height of said nonelastic front portions, said elastic rear portions of said reinforcement panels being in facial frictional contact with the non-elastic material of the rear panels.

GEORGE G. WANISH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are'of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,432,765 Lindauer Oct. 24, 1922 1,653,636 Kops Dec. 27, 1927 2,125,974 Wipperman Aug. 9, 1938 2,261,547 Goodman et a1 Nov. 4, 1941 2,369,459 Hawes Feb. 13, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 375,103 Great Britain June 23, 1932 

